Assistant Chief Gloria Graham of the Duke University Police Department has been named chief of police for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Police Department, UT officials announced Friday.
Graham was hired to Duke in July 2007, and had previously worked at the University of Southern California and Indiana State University. She takes her new post at UT Knoxville Aug. 23 and replaces UT Knoxville's former police chief August Washington, who left the department last July to serve as chief of police and assistant vice chancellor at Vanderbilt University.
Graham was reportedly selected from a pool of 81 candidates from across the country. She will be the first woman in UT Knoxville history to hold the position.
At Duke, Graham was responsible for police operations and external communication, among others. She also instituted a crime analysis program that aimed to lower reported crime rates.
Part of Graham's two-and-a-half term at Duke, however, was plagued by officer attrition within DUPD. Her roots at DUPD are deeper than some, as she worked with Aaron Graves, associate vice president for campus safety and security, who came to Duke in 2006, both at USC and at Duke.
Whether a replacement for Graham has been found is currently unclear. Please check back later for updates or follow us on Twitter @DukeChronicle for up-to-the-minute reports.
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